3am sounds great to me
I saw Garden State tonight with Kristen. I didn't know much about the movie other than it looked appealing. I was very pleasantly surprised. It was a nice little film about a romance and finding an awakening thanks to that relationship. In that way its similar to LIT or Eternal Sunshine but I found this way more thought provoking. It lacked much of the artsy side which those two prior films focused on. This movie seemed very real to me. Nothing out of the ordinary really and had a nice focus on everyday life. The biggest impression it left on me was it natural sense of transition in conversation. The way the characters were able to convey comedy at one point and then sadness and bring you to tears later on. It didn't seem contrived really or pushed. Some of the conversations were very funny and reminded me of myself, particularly when Zach Braff's character mimic's Natalie Portman's funny responses. I do that to Kristen all the time. The movie didn't try to be anything either. Very honest writing. I was super impressed when the credits came up and not only to Braff act as the main character but also wrote and directed it. Who thought the guy from Scrubs was so smart and talented? Some of the shots in the movie were really awesome particularly the motion and time compression shots. Kristen had a good thing to say about it: its about the little things in a romance and how they're really Big to you. The little things are what make a loving relationship with someone all the world can offer. She was saying how nothing big happened like a tidal wave or their was no huge ridiculous conflict in the movie and I reflected on that as a positive thing as did she. Life doesn't usually have some stupid conflict like that, life has its daily menial chores and its situations which create crossroads. I felt this described a crossroad in someones life. The biggest conflict, as in life, was with himself. He was conflicted with finally opening his eyes and feeling again for the first time in over nine years due to prescription drugs and emotional conditioning. A line comes up where he addresses the character Albert, Good luck with your abyss", and Albert replies, "Good luck with yours also" It doesn't seem like much but it describes the entire film. I also love this soundtrack. Reading up on it, when he (Zach Braff) sent out scripts to potential actors for the film he included a CD which contained all the songs which he had wanted for the film. They were all handpicked and appeared in order throughout the film as he had put them on the CD. There is nothing I find more special than when a song just clicks with a moment, whether in life or in a film. Bob would appreciate that one. Talented movie, made my day a bright one and that's all I can ask for. Seize the day people, go out and live, stop preparing for something incredible to happen, make it happen.